PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2111, 31 March 1914, Page 9

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Thn Peteno Boroflgh Oennoil met; last iiinlit. 't'hero wore present , . The. Mayor "(Mr. J. W. M'Eivan), and Cowi-' cillors W. Ij. Forsyth. W. Cox, C. P. BrnckkliiMik, A. Anderson, T. Townsend, R. .Jones, and W. Trusman. A letter was Meeii*cd ffom Mr. R, ■Walter, Auckland,, off of ing' to sell Ms quarry at Belmoiit' for the- sum of. I'SflO. Tho letter Was received, no Hiotiaii being moved. The. General Bfonaget of Railways (Mr.. E. H. Bile?) wrote with rrferciico to the application-for additioual sitlinf aecoiiimodatwai' at Potato, awl stotfttl that at the present tivtw all available funds had been aliosated for wore urgent. and important works. 'Bio matter ■ would, ikweyeT) bo said, receive ■furtiicr consideration when- fte list rf works; fer next iimannial year was un-dtar review. Tkft. Petone Mufricipal Band wrote ftppjyinj* for tie Annual subsidy of £23, end stilting that they liad given the requisite jifiihber of open-air concerts. Somo criticism was levelled at the band for playing on tire "Itorfrna after 8 : p.m. It wiijs thought that 7 p.m. till 8 p.m. .would bo mo.ro suitubtc. The M'ayftr said Ihat ho fespeßtGct smnetlung like sv jeargarnsatioii in the ! band would sftaft take place. ' Possibly the council woijlfl bu aSkfc-d to tako stego of tile instruments a» behaW of the town, Tlie subsidy was passed for payment. Mr. T. M. Wilfarc!., M,P., wrote, for-' : Trarding a letter ho lmd sent to tho Prime Minister"(the Hon. W. f. Mae- , sey) ia tf'hicli lie protested sgaitist the vesting df tho Hutt Boad in'tile Wfiliingtoit City Cauncil, and asking. that this should , be revqtced, and control bo vested in., a board of local authorities. Tho Jkyor stated that the local botliqs hjjd not tsikeii any definits steps to ask tho Mfeistet t<s vest the wad in any particular board. Personall} , he sug-gested'tlta-t'tltey slMild mferely receiS'e tho letter. A. meeting woultl' ho kekl 'shortly of tlio representatives of tlw beal • bodies to fcojisider the various points' raised, and they would bo made acquainted with thoVresuß. It was liceessarjr to go abaii.t the 'niattcr vory c?irefullv....lftli.(>y agreed in » joiirt repi-e ; sent!itfen they at eaco took ©ii a. certain Mabiltty, miii it was a liability they had to t>o very eawfal abmitHakin.g oh. Tliere was ivoiiiiing to be gained, by chaßeflgiivg .tilts -vesting of the md at tho presort, time.—lt * ; as derided to. write tliajiliiftg Mr. Witford for the steps he had tokeM.. Bisetesioft was. raised ou the. tya-tct! questiffli, tmd Sv ro.port -ft'as -rec6h-e4' fl-oin. .the Watowprte CoinmJt : tt;o., jstig-i gesWng, ;tise instajlatjott of' a Veirturi meter oil the tig; main, to regi'ster.th.o aaiount of water draivn off at various : Mfcqes of ths year. ■ | Coupeitte Townsenql .opposed tfe Step, and inored: '%!) tlio .engird eer bis ln,sttUcWd to fate pfcjetica-l .test* to ascertain tho defiveruvg capacity ot tho water lntins.j bath into the setilniig tank, and from the Settling tajik : ltttfl P-ctofle. (2) Tiisjt « water mnihs m-fh.fi boroijgh fov fire purposes only .{with the .eSqeptisM-of thpsts in publio streak) bis .MiiMiafejly. Ib ' ho i bfafcen, only ia case of 'fire. ,,, ■ ■ t ■t T^-.?* as 6vefttl ?rffr deoidea toadbnt , the Waterworks: ■.Comtaittee's tecobiratsi^ ■ datiaft, attd ft Yenturi tteter ' tit a cost spf abptit 4251 ■ ' '■ t On tii6.»otio.n-of jilr, A. Anderson vt was clceided: "That the gaV wan- ] m? bo ittstrueted to report upon wh»> tfier it watild he a-dvautagearfs. to *gWftve ffle gasjraife froei 1% g^. to the- edUHCibs pfopevty at- the -said-